Family Dollar Worker Attacked During Attempted Toilet Paper Heist

A North Carolina woman is behind bars after assaulting a Family Dollar worker who tried to stop her from escaping with a shopping cart packed with valuable electronic items.

Sorry, correction: Lakina Stanley, 44, was collared yesterday for attacking the female employee over a purloined $6 pack of toilet paper, police say.

When Stanley, seen at right, sought to shoplift from the Family Dollar in High Point, worker Deja Pierce, 29, attempted to stop the toilet paper heist.

Pierce told cops that she tried to “lock and block the door when a female attempted to leave with a pack of toilet paper.” After Stanley “pulled Ms. Pierce’s hair in an attempt to move,” cops reported, “the two fought.”

Police subsequently found Stanley “circulating the area” near the Family Dollar and arrested her for assault and attempted larceny. She has also been charged with a third misdemeanor for allegedly damaging Pierce’s iPhone during the Monday afternoon scuffle.

Stanley, who was locked up without bond, was expected to make an initial court appearance today.